Test #1 History (The End of Reconstruction)

What 3 groups made up the anti-democratic coalition?

Carpetbaggers, scalawags, and Black southerners

Who are the carpetbaggers?

They were from the North, they packed up all their belongings and move to the south to take advantage of people

Who are the scalawags?

southerners who became republicans

What were the two most influential films of the Reconstruction and why?

Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind- they had the KKK be the heroes of the movie (Hollywood shaped negative views on Reconstruction)

Did white or black politicians dominate the Republican party (during Reconstruction)?

White- but 16 blacks were elected to congress

Was the republican party strong or weak during the Reconstruction?

Weak

What were the goals of the Republican party during Reconstruction (5 things)?

Statewide education, rebuilding infrastructures, judicial reform, anti-discrimination laws, and taxes increased.

Who is General Tweede?

He was a corrupted politician during the reconstruction era that did lots of nice things for people and in turn expected them to support his candidate

Why was it dangerous to be a republican during Reconstruction

Because the KKK would try to get ya

What happened in the election of 1872?

Grant went up against Greenley and Grant won

What were the Liberal Republicans and what did they want?

They are the group that formed when the Republican party split in two and they wanted restoration of self-government

What is the Mississippi Plan of 1875?

The political riot in Vicksburg, Mississippi which sparked more political riots discouraging republicans to vote

What happened in the Election of 1876?

Samuel Tilden (D) ran against Rutherford Hayes (R)- election day was super violent and Tilden won the popular vote but no one really knew who won- Led to the Compromise of 1877

What is the Compromise of 1877?

an agreement that finally resolved the 1876 election and officially ended Reconstruction, in exchange for Hayes wining the presidency, Hayes agreed to withdraw the last of the federal troops from the South,

Was the Reconstruction a failure?

It was remarkable what was achieved and it set the groundwork for equality.